This is a review of a split 7 inch between 2 bands from Philladelphia Backslider an Nimbus Terrifix which was released by Give Praise Records, and we will start off the review with Backslider who plays a style I would describe as being Power Violence crust/grind.
Drums range from slow, midpaced to fast drumming with a great amount of blast beats, while the bass playing is mixed down low in the mix and seems to follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, midpaced to fast riffs that combine influences from powerviolence and crust/grind with a doomy edge, and there are no guitar solos or leads present.
Vocals are mostly power vioelnce style yells and growls, while he lyrics are hateful, as for the production it is very heavy and brutal sounding.
In my opinion Backslider are a very good powerviolence crust/grind band and if you are a fan of this tyle you should check out this band.
Now we wil review Nimbus Terrifix that plays a style that I would describe as being brutal power violence crust/grind.
Drums range from slow, midpaced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats, while the bass playing sounds very distorted with some grinding riffs.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, midpaced to fast powerviolence crust/grind riffs and there are no lead guitars or solos present.
Vocals are all high pitched crust/grind screams, while the lyrics are very hateful, as for the production it sounds very heavy and brutal.
In my opinion Nimbus Terrifix are a very good pwerviolenced crust/grind band with the best music on this split, and if you are a fan of this style , you should check out this band.
In my opinion this is a great 7 inch and fans of crust/grind should add this to their collection. RECEMMONDED BUY.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Alpinist/ Licht Arm Minus Mensch/Southern Lord Records/2011 CD Review
Alpinist are a band from Munich, Germany that plays a Power Violence style of crust punk/grindcore and this is a review of their 2011 album "Licht Arm Minus Mensch" which will be released by Southern Lord Records.
Drums range from slow, midpaced o fast drumming with alot of brutal blast beats being thrown in at times, while the bass playing has a very powerful tone with a great amount of brutal grind/punk riffs.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, midpaced to fast riffs that combine influences from power violence, grindcore, crust/punk and noise rock with a great amount of distortion, while the lead guitars are very chaotic and noisy guitar solo that also have a great amount of melody being thrown in at times, as for the accoustic guitars when they are utilized they use full chords to add a darker dimension to the music.
Vocals are mostly high pitched crust/grind screams with some hardcore style shouts being thrown in at times, while the lyrics are written in both English and German and cover themes such as hatred, racism, bigotry and homophobia, as for the production it has a very heavy, powerful and raw sound to it while still being professional enough to the point where you can hear all of the musical instruments.
In my opinion Alpinist are a very original crust punk/grind band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dlibarete" "The Cursed World-Open Minded" "Nighttime Poet Daytime Dead" and "This Song Will Not Save Your Life". RECEMMONDED BUY
Drums range from slow, midpaced o fast drumming with alot of brutal blast beats being thrown in at times, while the bass playing has a very powerful tone with a great amount of brutal grind/punk riffs.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, midpaced to fast riffs that combine influences from power violence, grindcore, crust/punk and noise rock with a great amount of distortion, while the lead guitars are very chaotic and noisy guitar solo that also have a great amount of melody being thrown in at times, as for the accoustic guitars when they are utilized they use full chords to add a darker dimension to the music.
Vocals are mostly high pitched crust/grind screams with some hardcore style shouts being thrown in at times, while the lyrics are written in both English and German and cover themes such as hatred, racism, bigotry and homophobia, as for the production it has a very heavy, powerful and raw sound to it while still being professional enough to the point where you can hear all of the musical instruments.
In my opinion Alpinist are a very original crust punk/grind band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dlibarete" "The Cursed World-Open Minded" "Nighttime Poet Daytime Dead" and "This Song Will Not Save Your Life". RECEMMONDED BUY
Drugs Of Faith/Corroded/Selfmadegod Records/2011 CD Review
Drugs Of Faith are a band from Virginia that mixes Power Violence, grindcore and crust punk together and this is a review of their 2011 album "Corroded" which was released by Selfmadegod Records.
Drms range from midpaced to fast with alot of brutal blast beats, while the bass playing sounds very heavy with alot of grindy riffing that sounds very brutal.
Rhythm guitars range from midpaced to fast riffs that combine grindcore nd crust/punk together with alot of distorted sounding riffs as for the lead guitars when they are utilized they sound very didtorted without going into a guitar solo and they are only used briefly.
Vocals are mostly hardcore style yells with some growls being thrown in at times, while the lyrics cover political, hateful and everyday style themes, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional with all of the musical instruments having a very brutal sound.
In my opinion Drugs Of faith are a very good Power Violence/grindcore/crust punk band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check ou this band. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Grayed Out" "Race To The End" "No We Cant" and "Farewell Kiss". RECEMMONDED BUY.
Drms range from midpaced to fast with alot of brutal blast beats, while the bass playing sounds very heavy with alot of grindy riffing that sounds very brutal.
Rhythm guitars range from midpaced to fast riffs that combine grindcore nd crust/punk together with alot of distorted sounding riffs as for the lead guitars when they are utilized they sound very didtorted without going into a guitar solo and they are only used briefly.
Vocals are mostly hardcore style yells with some growls being thrown in at times, while the lyrics cover political, hateful and everyday style themes, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional with all of the musical instruments having a very brutal sound.
In my opinion Drugs Of faith are a very good Power Violence/grindcore/crust punk band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check ou this band. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Grayed Out" "Race To The End" "No We Cant" and "Farewell Kiss". RECEMMONDED BUY.
Godstomper Interview
1. Can you give us a brief history of the band?
Paul- Godstomper formed in 1991 when brothers Paul and Danny wanted to play fast noise grindcore like Napalm Death and Doom but couldn't find a guitarist whose wasn't a douchebag and so they kept it
as bass and drums because Paul can't play guitar at all. Then they went into hiatus and came back in 1996 playing some weird
blend of Spazz influenced powerviolence mixed with shoegazer doom rock.
2. How would you dsecribe your sound to someone who has never heard you
before?
P- Spazz with just bass and drums . Or just noise.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
P- Destroying authority , false people , religion , politics.
4. I have noticed that you have never had a guitar player in the band,
is it always going to remain that way?
P- Yes because most guitar players get sick of playing with us because
we aren't a platform for them to become huge rock stars.
5. What releases have you put out so far?
P- we ahave about 50 records , cd's, tapes in total .
6. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
P- We have progressed very slowly because still play our song list from
13 years ago and have only attempted to play new songs live but on
recordings we made attempts to try other forms of experimentation most notably techno and noise but thats our background that we come from
but just mixing it into the hardcore punk scene.
7. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
P- personal songs about my life , anthems , rants , and protests but its all cryptic and vague .
8. What are some of the best shows that you have played so far?
P- Too many to mention but probably a show in a basement in New Mexico .
9. Are there any touring plans?
P- not right now since my brother is having another child.
10. What are your main influences music wise or non music wise?
P- I like college radio music since they play everything from grindcore
to experimental weird shit to soft pop shit so everything for me is a
influence . I like black and white photos ,old buildings., punk rock .
11. What are you listening to nowadays and what are some good bands or
releases that you would recommend?
P- I listen to alot of demos , like Assworship, C.U.N.T, Tea Party
Violence , Xanax Feast , Eating machine , Syntax . Bands I'd recommend
are Loaded for Bear , Bizarre X , Lake effect , Strains of the
Apocalypse ,Botox , Ninja Academy , Gone to Croatan , We be the Echo , The
Thermals,Thousands will Die , Bad Touch .
12. Are there any films or books that you would recommend?
P- The Devil and Daniel Johnston , Rubbers Lover , Meatball Machine , Blow , Goodfellas , Taxi Driver , Great rockn roll Swindle , Dirty Harry
, Children of men , Roller Ball, Vanishing Point .
13. How would you describe the power violence/crust/grind scene in your
home state?
P- Its active , smaller now than it was in the 90's which is cool ,
theres alot of new bands and older bands still playing like Phobia , and
new ones or current ones like Indisgust , What Shame , Intestinal
Infection ,Assworship, C.U.N.T, Bastard ass, Voetsek , Stormcrow , War Trash ,
Brain Oil, Suffering Luna and many many more but I think its hard for
bands to find venues , get financing for tours , recording, etc..
14. Any final words?
Thank you for the interview , support d.i.y and each other.
15. Thanks for the interview?
Paul- Godstomper formed in 1991 when brothers Paul and Danny wanted to play fast noise grindcore like Napalm Death and Doom but couldn't find a guitarist whose wasn't a douchebag and so they kept it
as bass and drums because Paul can't play guitar at all. Then they went into hiatus and came back in 1996 playing some weird
blend of Spazz influenced powerviolence mixed with shoegazer doom rock.
2. How would you dsecribe your sound to someone who has never heard you
before?
P- Spazz with just bass and drums . Or just noise.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
P- Destroying authority , false people , religion , politics.
4. I have noticed that you have never had a guitar player in the band,
is it always going to remain that way?
P- Yes because most guitar players get sick of playing with us because
we aren't a platform for them to become huge rock stars.
5. What releases have you put out so far?
P- we ahave about 50 records , cd's, tapes in total .
6. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
P- We have progressed very slowly because still play our song list from
13 years ago and have only attempted to play new songs live but on
recordings we made attempts to try other forms of experimentation most notably techno and noise but thats our background that we come from
but just mixing it into the hardcore punk scene.
7. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
P- personal songs about my life , anthems , rants , and protests but its all cryptic and vague .
8. What are some of the best shows that you have played so far?
P- Too many to mention but probably a show in a basement in New Mexico .
9. Are there any touring plans?
P- not right now since my brother is having another child.
10. What are your main influences music wise or non music wise?
P- I like college radio music since they play everything from grindcore
to experimental weird shit to soft pop shit so everything for me is a
influence . I like black and white photos ,old buildings., punk rock .
11. What are you listening to nowadays and what are some good bands or
releases that you would recommend?
P- I listen to alot of demos , like Assworship, C.U.N.T, Tea Party
Violence , Xanax Feast , Eating machine , Syntax . Bands I'd recommend
are Loaded for Bear , Bizarre X , Lake effect , Strains of the
Apocalypse ,Botox , Ninja Academy , Gone to Croatan , We be the Echo , The
Thermals,Thousands will Die , Bad Touch .
12. Are there any films or books that you would recommend?
P- The Devil and Daniel Johnston , Rubbers Lover , Meatball Machine , Blow , Goodfellas , Taxi Driver , Great rockn roll Swindle , Dirty Harry
, Children of men , Roller Ball, Vanishing Point .
13. How would you describe the power violence/crust/grind scene in your
home state?
P- Its active , smaller now than it was in the 90's which is cool ,
theres alot of new bands and older bands still playing like Phobia , and
new ones or current ones like Indisgust , What Shame , Intestinal
Infection ,Assworship, C.U.N.T, Bastard ass, Voetsek , Stormcrow , War Trash ,
Brain Oil, Suffering Luna and many many more but I think its hard for
bands to find venues , get financing for tours , recording, etc..
14. Any final words?
Thank you for the interview , support d.i.y and each other.
15. Thanks for the interview?
Apeshit Interview
1. Can you give us a brief history of the band?
We formed in 2005. Partly a product of being bored with the bands saw, and there being such a small scene for the music that ¡Apeshit! would go on to create, so we really wanted to do something ourselves. We are all originally from Richmond, VA, and were aware of each other’s bands there, but really became friends in New York. Richmond has a great DIY scene with lots of bands doing really creative and ambitious things, and we were used to that. To us, it felt at the time that this wasn’t happening in New York, what we were used participating in, so it was easy for us to step in and fill that void.
2. How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you before?
This is always the answer that changes constantly, isn’t it? Spastic, thrashy, grindcore punk that is reminiscent of the energy of early eighties eastcoast hardcore bands. We feel that we bring a newly evolved set of elements to each sub-genre that has developed since then, and we touch on our enthusiasm for them. Our individual influences vary from every spectrum of the scale, from Kurasawa soundtracks and world music to three chord punk songs and blinding fast death metal. Early on we got compared to a lot of 90’s SD bands, and in some way there is a connection sonically.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
We had a lot of different names, ¡Apeshit! just simply fit. There were so many bands with exclamation points at the time, why not have Spanish exclamation points?! It's really about the live show, the experience of that, and we think it exemplifies that notion of excitement that we feel.
4.What releases have you put out so far?
When we first formed, we put out a self-titled demo of 13 tracks in both CD and cassette. Two years ago, we released a split 12" with an amazing band called Tiger Shark on Molsook Records. Chimp Attack! from Ohio is releasing our side of that record on cassette as well...releasing this June. Side A plays forward, and Side B is mastered backward, so the tape only plays in a single direction. Our new release is a 7 song 7" coming out on Mother Chorizo Records this June, which we are supporting with a West Coast tour.
5. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
We write to a point where the songs make sense to us, sometimes it’s a direct route; others are more of a journey. It’s always been an aggressive band, now things are clearer for us yet getting more complicated and uncanny…where as it used to be more of a cathartic experience. The songs manifest in a way that capitalize on our previous work; we tend to write in batches and try to manipulate and shape them according to how they sound as or in a set. There are no real goals or expectations, just persistence and movement. This band consistently works in the present, and we judge our progress by pushing each other, listening for what we haven’t heard.
6. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
They are weird metaphorical conversations, that come off pretty abstract on paper...and live you can't understand anything, so it all kind of makes sense within itself as a component to the music. They are about chopping away at something, something that deems control or power.
7. What direction do you see the band moving into during the future?
Definitely acting. We have a pitch for three movies involving the band in unusual comic situations, like ¡Apeshit! at Cheerleading Camp, ¡Apeshit! Gets a Desk Job, and ¡Apeshit! in Afghanistan. Other than that we’ll just keep writing and playing as much as possible, that’s very important to us.
8. What are some of the best live shows that you have played?
It’s crazy, when we first started playing there were staple venues to play in the city, and some smaller satellite places in Brooklyn and Queens. Now there are so many venues in Brooklyn, and the city is pretty dead right now. Although there are some places making it cool again like Santo’s, but there has been an explosion of possibilities mainly in the Bushwick, W-Burg, and Greenpoint areas like Dead Herring, The Charleston, DBA, Lost & Found, and tons of other lofts, warehouses, and basements; there are too many to list. Richmond and DC are always favorites of ours, and we have grown really affectionate to Charleston SC. We tour every year, we were in the mid-west for about a month last year, and have been to Europe, which is an experience every band should look to do. It is very passionate there and really rewarding. It’s hard to say what constitutes a good show, each audience activates with us so differently depending on the town or venue. We have played some small shows where kids have gone fucking crazy as well as larger venues and festivals with thousands of attendants. Some times a Brooklyn bar, Richmond basement, or Charleston house can be more intense than a well promoted arts space or festival, and those really are our favorite gigs. We are on the floor, it’s hot as fuck and louder than hell, and you can’t see shit. We’re in the middle of the crowd, in the middle of chaos, with people flying overhead. The Whitney gig is always a funny story, but the real shout-out has to go to Skatopia. Those boys are fucking maniacs!
9. Are there any touring plans?
This June we will be on the West Coast from June 16th-28th w/ Litany for the Whale.
We like to do short tours around the NY tri-state area. 3 day weekends down South, 4 days North...those types of tours. Its great to get out of the city when we can.
10. What are your main influences music wise or non-music wise?
There are so many, it’s hard to list. In this particular genre we’re trying to breathe the life back into this type of music, giving it a fresher course and expanding on it. We feel this type of music has taken too many steps backward and we want to evolve on it and move forward. Bands that have become popular in this genre are simply biting old material; who is bringing anything new to the table?
11. What are you listening to nowadays and what are some bands or releases that you would recommend?
Brainworms, Failures, Antilles, Straight No Chaser, Uber, SnackTruck, TigerShark, LFTW, Pygmylush, Dead Milkmen, Modern Creatures, Gull, Pink Razors, Hail Hydra, TurboSlut, Ultra Dolphins, Rapeman, Spires, Des Ark, Towers, Capsule
12. What are some good films or books that you would recommend?
As a band we would say everyone should watch the Metallica documentary, "Some Kind of Monster." It is like Spinal Tap for real. Fucking hilarious.
13. How does your home state react to your music?
There isn’t really any state recognition that we are aware of, we haven’t played any upstate shows as much as we would like to. We consider ourselves strictly a Brooklyn NY band. It has taken close to 4 years to get the recognition we were looking for in NYC... for the first couple of years most audiences looked at us in shock and bewilderment. We were definitely not part of the mainstream scene at the time, and so there was not much participation, or it was very wary anyway, until near the end of the set when they got it and the confusion was over. But for the last year or two our audience has become more engaged and people feel more free to dance and let loose, which is what it is all about and what we set out to achieve originally. People have become more familiar with what we do and the small, but dedicated, crowd seems to thoroughly enjoy it. The name is also more familiar around town. There is a considerable increase of people who have heard us, or at least heard of, or about us; it is a very easy name to catch onto, which works to our advantage. But we haven’t been asked to play the state fair or anything, that’s not the blue ribbon most frequently offered to us.
14. Any final words?
No, not really. We are a gigging band and that’s our passion. We write and work for the show. So if you want to book us, we will come to your town.
15. Thanks for the interview?
Thank you!
We formed in 2005. Partly a product of being bored with the bands saw, and there being such a small scene for the music that ¡Apeshit! would go on to create, so we really wanted to do something ourselves. We are all originally from Richmond, VA, and were aware of each other’s bands there, but really became friends in New York. Richmond has a great DIY scene with lots of bands doing really creative and ambitious things, and we were used to that. To us, it felt at the time that this wasn’t happening in New York, what we were used participating in, so it was easy for us to step in and fill that void.
2. How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you before?
This is always the answer that changes constantly, isn’t it? Spastic, thrashy, grindcore punk that is reminiscent of the energy of early eighties eastcoast hardcore bands. We feel that we bring a newly evolved set of elements to each sub-genre that has developed since then, and we touch on our enthusiasm for them. Our individual influences vary from every spectrum of the scale, from Kurasawa soundtracks and world music to three chord punk songs and blinding fast death metal. Early on we got compared to a lot of 90’s SD bands, and in some way there is a connection sonically.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
We had a lot of different names, ¡Apeshit! just simply fit. There were so many bands with exclamation points at the time, why not have Spanish exclamation points?! It's really about the live show, the experience of that, and we think it exemplifies that notion of excitement that we feel.
4.What releases have you put out so far?
When we first formed, we put out a self-titled demo of 13 tracks in both CD and cassette. Two years ago, we released a split 12" with an amazing band called Tiger Shark on Molsook Records. Chimp Attack! from Ohio is releasing our side of that record on cassette as well...releasing this June. Side A plays forward, and Side B is mastered backward, so the tape only plays in a single direction. Our new release is a 7 song 7" coming out on Mother Chorizo Records this June, which we are supporting with a West Coast tour.
5. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
We write to a point where the songs make sense to us, sometimes it’s a direct route; others are more of a journey. It’s always been an aggressive band, now things are clearer for us yet getting more complicated and uncanny…where as it used to be more of a cathartic experience. The songs manifest in a way that capitalize on our previous work; we tend to write in batches and try to manipulate and shape them according to how they sound as or in a set. There are no real goals or expectations, just persistence and movement. This band consistently works in the present, and we judge our progress by pushing each other, listening for what we haven’t heard.
6. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
They are weird metaphorical conversations, that come off pretty abstract on paper...and live you can't understand anything, so it all kind of makes sense within itself as a component to the music. They are about chopping away at something, something that deems control or power.
7. What direction do you see the band moving into during the future?
Definitely acting. We have a pitch for three movies involving the band in unusual comic situations, like ¡Apeshit! at Cheerleading Camp, ¡Apeshit! Gets a Desk Job, and ¡Apeshit! in Afghanistan. Other than that we’ll just keep writing and playing as much as possible, that’s very important to us.
8. What are some of the best live shows that you have played?
It’s crazy, when we first started playing there were staple venues to play in the city, and some smaller satellite places in Brooklyn and Queens. Now there are so many venues in Brooklyn, and the city is pretty dead right now. Although there are some places making it cool again like Santo’s, but there has been an explosion of possibilities mainly in the Bushwick, W-Burg, and Greenpoint areas like Dead Herring, The Charleston, DBA, Lost & Found, and tons of other lofts, warehouses, and basements; there are too many to list. Richmond and DC are always favorites of ours, and we have grown really affectionate to Charleston SC. We tour every year, we were in the mid-west for about a month last year, and have been to Europe, which is an experience every band should look to do. It is very passionate there and really rewarding. It’s hard to say what constitutes a good show, each audience activates with us so differently depending on the town or venue. We have played some small shows where kids have gone fucking crazy as well as larger venues and festivals with thousands of attendants. Some times a Brooklyn bar, Richmond basement, or Charleston house can be more intense than a well promoted arts space or festival, and those really are our favorite gigs. We are on the floor, it’s hot as fuck and louder than hell, and you can’t see shit. We’re in the middle of the crowd, in the middle of chaos, with people flying overhead. The Whitney gig is always a funny story, but the real shout-out has to go to Skatopia. Those boys are fucking maniacs!
9. Are there any touring plans?
This June we will be on the West Coast from June 16th-28th w/ Litany for the Whale.
We like to do short tours around the NY tri-state area. 3 day weekends down South, 4 days North...those types of tours. Its great to get out of the city when we can.
10. What are your main influences music wise or non-music wise?
There are so many, it’s hard to list. In this particular genre we’re trying to breathe the life back into this type of music, giving it a fresher course and expanding on it. We feel this type of music has taken too many steps backward and we want to evolve on it and move forward. Bands that have become popular in this genre are simply biting old material; who is bringing anything new to the table?
11. What are you listening to nowadays and what are some bands or releases that you would recommend?
Brainworms, Failures, Antilles, Straight No Chaser, Uber, SnackTruck, TigerShark, LFTW, Pygmylush, Dead Milkmen, Modern Creatures, Gull, Pink Razors, Hail Hydra, TurboSlut, Ultra Dolphins, Rapeman, Spires, Des Ark, Towers, Capsule
12. What are some good films or books that you would recommend?
As a band we would say everyone should watch the Metallica documentary, "Some Kind of Monster." It is like Spinal Tap for real. Fucking hilarious.
13. How does your home state react to your music?
There isn’t really any state recognition that we are aware of, we haven’t played any upstate shows as much as we would like to. We consider ourselves strictly a Brooklyn NY band. It has taken close to 4 years to get the recognition we were looking for in NYC... for the first couple of years most audiences looked at us in shock and bewilderment. We were definitely not part of the mainstream scene at the time, and so there was not much participation, or it was very wary anyway, until near the end of the set when they got it and the confusion was over. But for the last year or two our audience has become more engaged and people feel more free to dance and let loose, which is what it is all about and what we set out to achieve originally. People have become more familiar with what we do and the small, but dedicated, crowd seems to thoroughly enjoy it. The name is also more familiar around town. There is a considerable increase of people who have heard us, or at least heard of, or about us; it is a very easy name to catch onto, which works to our advantage. But we haven’t been asked to play the state fair or anything, that’s not the blue ribbon most frequently offered to us.
14. Any final words?
No, not really. We are a gigging band and that’s our passion. We write and work for the show. So if you want to book us, we will come to your town.
15. Thanks for the interview?
Thank you!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Goreaphobia Interview
1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
We're getting ready to release our second full-length album "Apocalyptic Necromancy" and play a festival out in Los Angeles CA with Autopsy on August 27th. We're already writing new music for a third album. So far, there's been a really good response towards the new album. We're working with Dark Descent Records now and Earsplit is doing publications for us, and we're very pleased to be working with them both. No more bad business and no more bad people involved, so things are progressing for a much more positive future.
2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?
I think this album is more refined and vastly explored in all forms of extreme heavy metal music. And unlike our debut, "Mortal Repulsion", this album is an occult based conceptual opus.
3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new album explores?
It would be in the 2 years passed since "Mortal Repulsion", I've spent alot more time doing what I enjoy in my personal life. Which is occult practice and theory, a retrograde into all the things I've learned in the last 20 years. Rethinking everything from aggressive, pure, dark, emotional energy. This is how I see the world, the people in it, and the violent interaction and discontent within the human race. Spending those 2 years going back to the process of sigil magic, talismanic magic, magic squares, elemental divination, qliphothic practices, voudon gnostics and any known ancient culture's practice in communing with the dead and the lasting effect it has on the human psyche. Animal totems, shape-shifting, astral-projection, consumption of blood and human flesh. I'm basically taking everything I've mentioned and reintroducing it into society this day and age. I think of these things in these stages, which all leads to the inevitable belief I have that the human race is parasitic and the end result of this is the success of the universe will be the extinction of human influence. The rest is for other people to decide what they get out of the lyrics. The greatest part I've learned about magic and the focus, purpose, and energy that it presents is that it can always let an individual re-invent themselves through other eyes living and dead.
4. I noticed that when I listen to your new material the music seems much more darker and occultic than the stuff I heard in the 90's and I know that most of the members where in black metal bands for the last 15 years did their previous bands have any influence on the new sound of Goreaphobia?
My attitude towards playing extreme and aggressive occult heavy metal music has never changed. I carried that aspect into creating Blood Storm which is still active, and I carry that into Goreaphobia. It's who I am and what I know. I can't really speak for anyone else involved though. We've been the same people at the core in how we like to play aggressive heavy metal music. All four of us feed off of each other and inspire one another.
5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
Personally, my favorite shows have always happened in Texas. From Houston to El Paso, they were all great. As far as out stage perfornce goes it's 1000% high energy, pure occult heavy metal nihilism.
6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
There's always plans and there's always talk but there's nothing put together to speak about at the moment unfortunately. Of course we want to tour for this album.
7. What is going on with the other projects these days?
Again, I can only speak for myself by saying Blood Storm is still alive and well, we still have an album to make. Everything is written, it just needs to be recorded. Alex plays in Incantation. Jim is a session player a few other bands and travels a bit. VJS does Tenebrous and sessions for Nightbringer.
8. On a worldwide level how has your new album been received by death metal fans?
It hasn't been officially released yet, so it's a little premature to say. A handful of people have done some online reviews and all the responses have been great. The album has been recieved with great enthusiasm and fans are enjoying the new songs (that are up on the Decibel and Earsplit websites) a bit more than Mortal Repulsion.
9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
Basically the same direction that we're heading now. Utilizing the best attributes of heavy metal music at it's darkest, most raw, pure form of energy. Musical influences will always be present and adapted into our vision.
10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced the new album and also what are you listening to nowadays?
What I've been influenced by and listening to are the same things, and again I can only speak for myself. it's always Motorhead, Krokus, Razor, Venom, ACDC (Bon Scott years), Acid, Voivod, Whiplash, Hellhammer, Picture, Girlschool, Necrovore, Repulsion, Nocturnus, Celtic Frost, Samhain (from Holland), Joan Jett, The Who and Rush for me. There's always more though! A fact for myself, over the past year I've been deeply inspired by The Who's "Quadrophenia" album.
11. What are some of the forms of Occultism or Magick that have influenced the songwriting of the new material, I can actually see a lot of it in the music?
An occult process based on my theory, practice, and belief of what I call "The Nine Stages of Kor Necromancy" which is something that didn't come from any book, teaching, or articles. It came from my own emotions and mental energy working on an occult operation through abstinence from everyone else's influence. The title sums up all of the songs and the best, well-rounded title for the concept musically. Aggressive, raw, pure and to the point. I started testing myself with alot of theories based on pioneering occult practioners and writers in my own view of what's important. I think when everything is explored, if you are interested in it when you come out the other end, no matter what the outcome or result, you take the time and focus, the spiritual energy involved to pursue it, you should always find enlightenment. Black or white magic, dark or light, for me it's all one color, silver. Breaking yourself down to a primal lone existence of what's considered non-being and rediscovering yourself, and from that you rebuild yourself. You create your own magical universe, which I think of as freewill. Here's a magical quote that I like to say, taken from one of Kenneth Grant's books:"Every man and woman is a newborn star in the universe to shine, to glow, to give enlightenment of your own light. Be free in the darkness of the universe and explore with light." I could go on forever, but I won't. As I was told from my occult advisor back in 1990, one of the best arts of the occult is to explore everything with no rules, under no one's total influence, discover everything by your own freewill. Never copy everything. Rethink, relearn. Your results are always rewarded when you do things as a sole individual in the magical universe. No one person can ever have the same result as another. Explore and enjoy it. Watch what you come up with.
12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
I'm a very religious Marvel comics fan, so I love reading and collecting comics and graphic novels. I love watching my old cartoons and Three Stooges. I love playing with my cats, they're very important to me. I love martial arts and have studied Tai Chi. I love reading occult books and band biographies as well. I am very insterested in astronomy too. I happily support Big Cat Rescue in Florida. I also like spending alot of quality time with my trusted love in life.
13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
I appreciate every serious heavy metal maniac tyrant out there that has helped and supported in any way to Goreaphobia and that we're still here more than 20 years later. You are all a part of this music. Thank you for still being here. Zos Kia Cultus!
We're getting ready to release our second full-length album "Apocalyptic Necromancy" and play a festival out in Los Angeles CA with Autopsy on August 27th. We're already writing new music for a third album. So far, there's been a really good response towards the new album. We're working with Dark Descent Records now and Earsplit is doing publications for us, and we're very pleased to be working with them both. No more bad business and no more bad people involved, so things are progressing for a much more positive future.
2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?
I think this album is more refined and vastly explored in all forms of extreme heavy metal music. And unlike our debut, "Mortal Repulsion", this album is an occult based conceptual opus.
3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new album explores?
It would be in the 2 years passed since "Mortal Repulsion", I've spent alot more time doing what I enjoy in my personal life. Which is occult practice and theory, a retrograde into all the things I've learned in the last 20 years. Rethinking everything from aggressive, pure, dark, emotional energy. This is how I see the world, the people in it, and the violent interaction and discontent within the human race. Spending those 2 years going back to the process of sigil magic, talismanic magic, magic squares, elemental divination, qliphothic practices, voudon gnostics and any known ancient culture's practice in communing with the dead and the lasting effect it has on the human psyche. Animal totems, shape-shifting, astral-projection, consumption of blood and human flesh. I'm basically taking everything I've mentioned and reintroducing it into society this day and age. I think of these things in these stages, which all leads to the inevitable belief I have that the human race is parasitic and the end result of this is the success of the universe will be the extinction of human influence. The rest is for other people to decide what they get out of the lyrics. The greatest part I've learned about magic and the focus, purpose, and energy that it presents is that it can always let an individual re-invent themselves through other eyes living and dead.
4. I noticed that when I listen to your new material the music seems much more darker and occultic than the stuff I heard in the 90's and I know that most of the members where in black metal bands for the last 15 years did their previous bands have any influence on the new sound of Goreaphobia?
My attitude towards playing extreme and aggressive occult heavy metal music has never changed. I carried that aspect into creating Blood Storm which is still active, and I carry that into Goreaphobia. It's who I am and what I know. I can't really speak for anyone else involved though. We've been the same people at the core in how we like to play aggressive heavy metal music. All four of us feed off of each other and inspire one another.
5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
Personally, my favorite shows have always happened in Texas. From Houston to El Paso, they were all great. As far as out stage perfornce goes it's 1000% high energy, pure occult heavy metal nihilism.
6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
There's always plans and there's always talk but there's nothing put together to speak about at the moment unfortunately. Of course we want to tour for this album.
7. What is going on with the other projects these days?
Again, I can only speak for myself by saying Blood Storm is still alive and well, we still have an album to make. Everything is written, it just needs to be recorded. Alex plays in Incantation. Jim is a session player a few other bands and travels a bit. VJS does Tenebrous and sessions for Nightbringer.
8. On a worldwide level how has your new album been received by death metal fans?
It hasn't been officially released yet, so it's a little premature to say. A handful of people have done some online reviews and all the responses have been great. The album has been recieved with great enthusiasm and fans are enjoying the new songs (that are up on the Decibel and Earsplit websites) a bit more than Mortal Repulsion.
9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
Basically the same direction that we're heading now. Utilizing the best attributes of heavy metal music at it's darkest, most raw, pure form of energy. Musical influences will always be present and adapted into our vision.
10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced the new album and also what are you listening to nowadays?
What I've been influenced by and listening to are the same things, and again I can only speak for myself. it's always Motorhead, Krokus, Razor, Venom, ACDC (Bon Scott years), Acid, Voivod, Whiplash, Hellhammer, Picture, Girlschool, Necrovore, Repulsion, Nocturnus, Celtic Frost, Samhain (from Holland), Joan Jett, The Who and Rush for me. There's always more though! A fact for myself, over the past year I've been deeply inspired by The Who's "Quadrophenia" album.
11. What are some of the forms of Occultism or Magick that have influenced the songwriting of the new material, I can actually see a lot of it in the music?
An occult process based on my theory, practice, and belief of what I call "The Nine Stages of Kor Necromancy" which is something that didn't come from any book, teaching, or articles. It came from my own emotions and mental energy working on an occult operation through abstinence from everyone else's influence. The title sums up all of the songs and the best, well-rounded title for the concept musically. Aggressive, raw, pure and to the point. I started testing myself with alot of theories based on pioneering occult practioners and writers in my own view of what's important. I think when everything is explored, if you are interested in it when you come out the other end, no matter what the outcome or result, you take the time and focus, the spiritual energy involved to pursue it, you should always find enlightenment. Black or white magic, dark or light, for me it's all one color, silver. Breaking yourself down to a primal lone existence of what's considered non-being and rediscovering yourself, and from that you rebuild yourself. You create your own magical universe, which I think of as freewill. Here's a magical quote that I like to say, taken from one of Kenneth Grant's books:"Every man and woman is a newborn star in the universe to shine, to glow, to give enlightenment of your own light. Be free in the darkness of the universe and explore with light." I could go on forever, but I won't. As I was told from my occult advisor back in 1990, one of the best arts of the occult is to explore everything with no rules, under no one's total influence, discover everything by your own freewill. Never copy everything. Rethink, relearn. Your results are always rewarded when you do things as a sole individual in the magical universe. No one person can ever have the same result as another. Explore and enjoy it. Watch what you come up with.
12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
I'm a very religious Marvel comics fan, so I love reading and collecting comics and graphic novels. I love watching my old cartoons and Three Stooges. I love playing with my cats, they're very important to me. I love martial arts and have studied Tai Chi. I love reading occult books and band biographies as well. I am very insterested in astronomy too. I happily support Big Cat Rescue in Florida. I also like spending alot of quality time with my trusted love in life.
13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
I appreciate every serious heavy metal maniac tyrant out there that has helped and supported in any way to Goreaphobia and that we're still here more than 20 years later. You are all a part of this music. Thank you for still being here. Zos Kia Cultus!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Give Praise Records/2011 Sampler Review
This is a review of a digatial sampler from Give Praise Records and we will review each song one by one.
Afternoon Gentleman bring us "Daily Grind" which is a song that combines noisecore with cruat/punk.
BBAckslider brings us "Sadistic Piece Of Shit" which is a killer crust/grind song with an 80s crossover feel.
Next up is Bastardass which brings us "Scenesters Out" a killer crust/grind song with a classic hardcore punk feel.
Next up is Deercorpse who brings us their classic crust/grind song "Blood Brew" w hich is also available on their current ep.
Next up is Breathilizer who brings us "Burgareloves Of Gods" which is a weird style of crust/grind.
Next up is Brodys Militia who brings us "No Desire To Continue Listening" which makes fun of classic rock.
Next up is Choice Your Own Poson who brings us "Bury The Hatchet" which is a killer crust/grind/hardcore tune.
Next up is Dead Radical who brings us "Franco Harris" which is a very short crust/grind song.
Next up is Deep Shit who brings us "Pose Hard" another short and brutal crust/grind song.
Next up is Drug Money who brings us "Reborn" which is a very noisy interesting and distorted crust/grind song.
Next is Dukenukethem forever who brings us "Tora Tora Toyomorra" a short crust/grind/punk song.
Next up is GNRP who brings us "Hungry Hungry Hippocrates' a good quality crust/punk song.
Next up is Hellcore who brings us "I was Born To Kill" a very hateful crust/grind/gardcore song.
Next up is Killed In Action who brings us "Teeth Grinder" which is a very brutal crust/grind song that is also dark sounding.
Next up is Masochist who brings us "Demise Of Man" a very short crust/grind song.
Next up is Murder Suicide Pact who brings us "My Own Poison" a heavy crust/grind/punk song that has a short guitar solo in it.
Next up is Nervous Breakdown who brings us "Glassman" a very heavy crust/punk song.
Next up is Nimblus Terrrifix who brings us "Deadbeat" a very brutal crust/grind song that has a funk edge to it.
Next up is Operation Eat Shit who brings us "Free Party" is fast crust/grind/punk song.
Next up is Republiccorpse who brings us "Flood" a crust/hardcore song that has a death metal edge to it.
Next up is Roskopp who brings us "Self Execution" a very brutal crust/grind song with some brutal death metal vocals.
Next up is Soil Of Ignorance who brings us "Asleep At The Wheel Of Progress" a very brutal crust/grind song that has a death metal edge.
Next up is Streetcleaner who brings us "Sheild Master" a very brutal crust/grind song with a very powerful and heavy bass line.
Next up is Think Twice who brings us "Let Then Go Bankrupt" a very fast cruat/grind song.
Next up is Wadge who brings us "Maim To Please" a crust/grind song that has a thrash feel to it.
Closing up the sampler is Wages Of Fear who brings us "All For your gain" is brutal crust/grind song with an 80's crossover feel.
In my opinion this a geat sampler that I would recommend to all fans of crust/grind. RECEMMONDED.
Afternoon Gentleman bring us "Daily Grind" which is a song that combines noisecore with cruat/punk.
BBAckslider brings us "Sadistic Piece Of Shit" which is a killer crust/grind song with an 80s crossover feel.
Next up is Bastardass which brings us "Scenesters Out" a killer crust/grind song with a classic hardcore punk feel.
Next up is Deercorpse who brings us their classic crust/grind song "Blood Brew" w hich is also available on their current ep.
Next up is Breathilizer who brings us "Burgareloves Of Gods" which is a weird style of crust/grind.
Next up is Brodys Militia who brings us "No Desire To Continue Listening" which makes fun of classic rock.
Next up is Choice Your Own Poson who brings us "Bury The Hatchet" which is a killer crust/grind/hardcore tune.
Next up is Dead Radical who brings us "Franco Harris" which is a very short crust/grind song.
Next up is Deep Shit who brings us "Pose Hard" another short and brutal crust/grind song.
Next up is Drug Money who brings us "Reborn" which is a very noisy interesting and distorted crust/grind song.
Next is Dukenukethem forever who brings us "Tora Tora Toyomorra" a short crust/grind/punk song.
Next up is GNRP who brings us "Hungry Hungry Hippocrates' a good quality crust/punk song.
Next up is Hellcore who brings us "I was Born To Kill" a very hateful crust/grind/gardcore song.
Next up is Killed In Action who brings us "Teeth Grinder" which is a very brutal crust/grind song that is also dark sounding.
Next up is Masochist who brings us "Demise Of Man" a very short crust/grind song.
Next up is Murder Suicide Pact who brings us "My Own Poison" a heavy crust/grind/punk song that has a short guitar solo in it.
Next up is Nervous Breakdown who brings us "Glassman" a very heavy crust/punk song.
Next up is Nimblus Terrrifix who brings us "Deadbeat" a very brutal crust/grind song that has a funk edge to it.
Next up is Operation Eat Shit who brings us "Free Party" is fast crust/grind/punk song.
Next up is Republiccorpse who brings us "Flood" a crust/hardcore song that has a death metal edge to it.
Next up is Roskopp who brings us "Self Execution" a very brutal crust/grind song with some brutal death metal vocals.
Next up is Soil Of Ignorance who brings us "Asleep At The Wheel Of Progress" a very brutal crust/grind song that has a death metal edge.
Next up is Streetcleaner who brings us "Sheild Master" a very brutal crust/grind song with a very powerful and heavy bass line.
Next up is Think Twice who brings us "Let Then Go Bankrupt" a very fast cruat/grind song.
Next up is Wadge who brings us "Maim To Please" a crust/grind song that has a thrash feel to it.
Closing up the sampler is Wages Of Fear who brings us "All For your gain" is brutal crust/grind song with an 80's crossover feel.
In my opinion this a geat sampler that I would recommend to all fans of crust/grind. RECEMMONDED.
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